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Bobby Allyn

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law

Google announced on Thursday that it will start blocking links to Canadian news articles once a new law in the country forcing tech companies to bargain with news publishers takes effect. (LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Googles said on Thursday that it will block all links to Canadian news articles for people using its search engine and other services in the country in response to a new law that would compel tech companies to pay publishers for content.

"We have now informed the government that when the law takes effect, we unfortunately will have to remove links to Canadian news from our Search, News and Discover products in Canada," Google executive Kent Walker wrote in a blog post.

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